u/-Jib-

I watched a gopher and a chipmunk fighting today (Manitoba, Canada). The gopher killed the chipmunk. I went to check it out, the chipmunk was definitely dead, the gopher scurried off. Went back to my window to watch and the gopher returned, appearing to start eating(??) the chipmunk. When I went closer again, the gopher grabbed the dead chipmunk and dragged it into the bushes and out of sight.

From my quick research gophers are herbivores and this would have been very weird behaviour for one. Can anyone explain what else may have been happening?